See this link for himel brothers.
http://www.himelbros.com/himel-brot...racing-shirt-sz.-42-horsehide-japanese-brown/
http://www.himelbros.com/himel-brot...racing-shirt-sz.-42-horsehide-japanese-brown/
See this link for himel brothers.
http://www.himelbros.com/himel-brot...racing-shirt-sz.-42-horsehide-japanese-brown/
Looks to me like they copied my unlined racing shirt...which was itself designed from a 1940s buco unlined racing shirt. Of course they didnt build the first motorcycle jacket or the first zippered jacket that is just marketing but like all good fashion companies including myself imitation is the beset form of flattery...Im now flattered.
Some beautiful looking jackets on the Himel site there, thanks for the link. The Schott jacket does look a lot like the unlined racing shirt, but the Himel one is much more appealing to me despite having the same drawbacks of being unlined and with exposed (watch-scratching) zippers on the cuffs. Looks like much better quality and fantastic looking leather, but it sure is expensive still.
Goodness - did the Schott brothers run over someone's dog or something? Every time I click on one of these threads there is some serious venom. I understand not liking the product, I guess, but it's a jacket for crying out loud.
ordered one! a brown one. a summer weight jacket to accompany the heavy weight - black - fqhh - custom aero racer i just ordered. as well as some instant gratification to counter the 15 week aero production time.
between amex points rewards, a 10% off clearance coupon and talking them out of charging me their purchase total based shipping calculation ($40 to ship a 4# jacket seemed exorbitant... she agreed and waived), the jacket cost nothing out of pocket!!
my only fear is that their sizing guidelines don't hold true, as this is a final sale. i fit nicely in a small in schott's off the rack cafe racers, but their sizing guides say i am clearly a medium and their customer service notes say nothing about it being not true to size.
Does anyplace currently sell shirts in the same cafe racer style as Fonda's? I really like the fit of that "shirt." Very cool. Vanson sells some that are close but not quite the same cut and style. The Restoration Hardware edition Schott jacket doesn't seem quite the same either